JANUARY
1980
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THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1980
FIGURES FOR EARLIER MONTHS IN $MILLION (% CHANGE)
DECEMBER
OCTOBER
1979
1979
JANUARY
1979
20 851 (+1.8%)*
75 270 (+2.9%)*
19 692 {+7.8%)*
70 844 (+9.3%)*
93 596 (+12.2%)
20 816 (+2.0%)*
67 821 (+14.2%)*
79 762 (+31.7%)
M1
21 226
M2
77 436
M3
BANKS
DEPOSITS
105 032
99 765 (+5.3%)
70 063
67 985 (+3.1%)*
LOANS AND ADVANCES
IN HONG KONG
66 223
62 227 (+6.4%)*
64 085 (+9.3%)*
59 754 (+17.3%)*
57 773 48 376 (+14.6%)* (+36.9%)*
LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO
94.5%
91,5%*
90.2%*
81.0%*
AVERAGE LIQUIDITY
RATIO
53.6%
48.0%
50.1%
45.4%
DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES
55.4%
22 752 (+21.3%)
12 281
(+18.5%)
54.0%
11 941 (+131.1%)
10 113 (+43.9%)
84.7%
DEPOSITS
27 596
24 495 (+12.7%)
LOANS AND ADVANCES
IN HONG KONG
14 552
13 566 (+7.3%)
LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO
AVERAGE LIQUIDITY
RATIO R
BANKS AND DEPOSIT-
TAKING COMPANIES
52.7%
49.0%
TOTAL CREDIT TO THE ECONOMY
80 775
75 793 (+6.6%)
70 054 (+15.3%)
/ '*
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DENOTES
58 489 (+38.1%)